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Harris Teeter and MillerCoors will donate holiday dinners to 400 military families served by Operation Homefront (OH). The donation is in its third year and serves as an example of MillerCoors ongoing commitment to Operation Homefront; Harris Teeter is the retail partner who will provide the meals as part of the company’s annual Harvest Feast Food Drive and Donation Card Campaign.

This donation at the Washington D.C. National Guard Armory is just one of the ways both Harris Teeter and MillerCoors show their commitment to the military. MillerCoors began its partnership with Operation Homefront in 2009 through its Miller Lite brand and the Thanksgiving meal distribution is just part of the beer company’s overall efforts to help service members throughout the year. Harris Teeter also maintains a strong relationship with service members and their families through its support of USO as well as Believe in Heroes, a Wounded Warrior Project® initiative.

More InformationOperation Homefront provides emergency financial and other assistance to the families of our service members and wounded warriors. OH also assists military families during difficult financial times by providing food assistance in the form of food boxes and gift certificates to grocery stores. In 2011, Operation Homefront met nearly 160,000 needs for military families including active duty, Guard and Reserve members from all branches of service. Since its inception, OH has provided more than $128 million dollar so funding to programs to benefit military families.

"Some military families struggle all year long to put food on the table for their families,” said Vivian Dietrich, President serving Operation Homefront DC Metro Chapter. “This Thanksgiving, Operation Homefront welcomes the opportunity to partner with Harris Teeter to provide turkeys so families in the DC Metro area, where food costs are especially high, will enjoy a traditional holiday dinner."

About Operation Homefront DC Metro Chapter Operation Homefront provides emergency financial and other assistance to the families of our service members and wounded warriors. A national nonprofit, Operation Homefront is a four-star rated charity by watchdog Charity Navigator, nationally, $.95 of total revenue donated to Operation Homefront goes to programs. For more information about Operation Homefront, please visit www.OperationHomefront.net/dcmetro.

About MillerCoorsBuilt on a foundation of great beer brands and nearly 300 years of brewing heritage, MillerCoors continues the commitment of its founders to brew the highest quality beers. MillerCoors is the second-largest beer company in the United States, capturing nearly 30 percent of beer sales in the U.S. and Puerto Rico. Led by two of the best-selling beers in the industry, MillerCoors has a broad portfolio of brands across every major industry segment. The portfolio is led by the company’s premium light brands: Coors Light, Miller Lite and Miller64. Coors Light, the World’s Most Refreshing Beer, offers consumers refreshment as cold as the Rockies. Miller Lite established the American light beer category in 1975, offering beer drinkers a light beer that tastes like beer should. Miller64 is 64 calories of crisp, light taste that complements a balanced lifestyle. MillerCoors brews premium beers Coors Banquet and Miller Genuine Draft, and economy brands Miller High Life and Keystone Light. Tenth and Blake Beer Company, MillerCoors craft and import division, imports Peroni Nastro Azzurro, Pilsner Urquell and Grolsch and features craft brews from the Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company, Blue Moon Brewing Company and the Blitz-Weinhard Brewing Company. MillerCoors operates eight major breweries in the U.S., as well as the Leinenkugel’s craft brewery in Chippewa Falls, Wisc. and two microbreweries, the Tenth Street Brewery in Milwaukee and the Blue Moon Brewing Company at Coors Field in Denver. MillerCoors vision is to create the best beer company in America through great people changing the way America enjoys beer. MillerCoors builds its brands the right way through brewing quality, responsible marketing and sustainable environmental and community impact. MillerCoors is a joint venture of SABMiller plc and Molson Coors Brewing Company. Learn more at MillerCoors.com, at facebook.com/MillerCoors or on Twitter through @MillerCoors.